Killzone HD Coming to PSN October 23rd, Trophy List Revealed

Announced last week, the Killzone Trilogy box set combines Killzone 2 and Killzone 3 with a high-definition PS3 remaster of the original Killzone. Today we take a closer look at Killzone HD, and the challenging new trophy set that comes with it.

Originally released for PlayStation 2 in 2004, Killzone tells the story of Jan Templar, an ISA Captain whose home planet comes under attack from a Helghast invasion army. Together with a hot-headed sergeant named Rico, a deadly Shadow Marshal known as Luger, and the half-human, half-Helghast spy Hakha, Templar must attempt to reactivate the Orbital Defense Platform and drive the invading forces from his planet Vekta.

This rip-roaring introduction to the Killzone universe has been remastered in HD for inclusion with the Killzone Trilogy bundle. Featuring a single-player campaign with four playable characters and an offline multiplayer mode against AI opponents, Killzone HD has received a thorough audiovisual overhaul: the game boasts 720p graphics at a steady 30fps, with MSAA filtering, sharper textures and higher quality sound effects. But don’t take our word for it – check out these crisp HD screenshots:

In addition to these improvements, Killzone HD has been enhanced with a full set of trophies. The trophy list is detailed below (beware of spoilers if you’ve never played the original Killzone).

Trophy

Title

Description

Bronze

Captain

Complete all levels on the easy difficulty

Bronze

Toothpick Master

20 kills with the M32 combat knife

Bronze

Backstabber

20 kills with the FSK-7 Fury

Bronze

Bullheaded

20 headshots with the M4 Semi-Automatic Pistol

Bronze

Tripletapper

Get 3 headshots in one magazine, using the secondary fire on the IvP-18 Tropov pistol

Bronze

3 Birds With One Stone

Kill 3 Helghast with one cooked M194 Percussion Grenade

Bronze

One For You And One For You

Kill 2 Helghast with one Double Shot from the M13 Semi-Automatic Shotgun

Win a battlefields game playing on the Helghast’s side with the enemy Ai set to hard

Bronze

ISA Saviour

Win a battlefields game playing on the ISA’s side with the enemy Ai set to hard

Bronze

Two’s Company

Win a battlefields game with another player in split screen

Silver

Scavenger

Pick up 10,000 rounds for the STA-52 LAR rifle

Silver

4 X 4 X 4

Kill 4 Helghast in under 4 seconds with the EAW-25/4 Chimera

Silver

Nobody Hides From Me

Finish a level above 90% hit ratio

Silver

Colonel

Complete all levels on the medium difficulty

Gold

General

Complete all levels on the hard difficulty

Platinum

Platinum

Collect all trophies in Killzone

Killzone HD will be released as part of the Killzone Trilogy bundle on October 23rd. A standalone version will hit PlayStation Store on the same day for $14.99. Stay tuned to Killzone.com for more Killzone Trilogy and Killzone HD news, including a giveaway promo and a Double XP Weekend!

Sensitivity, deadzone etc. on DualShock3 all differ quite a bit from the old PlayStation controllers, so we’ve adapted them accordingly. In addition, the button layout is now more in line with what you’d expect from recent Killzone titles.

I’m glad to hear it! Part of the reason I chose the Resistance franchise (other than for its alternate history) was because I never played the first Killzone. With the Killzone trilogy, I can play from the beginning.

Nevermind some of the cynical comments above which are typical these days. Be happy with what you have people, and not unhappy about what you don’t have.

I already have the KZ2 and KZ3 game discs, but I do find the KZ HD trilogy interesting. How many game discs going to be included the KZ HD trilogy? I never tried KZ1 for ps2 yet before, but I’m willing to try the KZ1 game for PS3 on blu-ray disc.

Im excited cause Killzone is my favorite PS Exclusive. It also comes out on my B-Day Oct.23! I already have Killzone(ps2 disc), Killzone 2(disc), and Killzone 3( 2 copies, and digital version), all the themes, most of the Avatars, and posters. Im getting this collection for my B-Day, and also bought a PS Vita for Killzone. Hope Killzone 4 launches for PS4. Could you guys go back to Killzone 2 style for KZ4 because that game was perfect.

Wow what a great day this is! Almost have the Uncharted Golden Abyss Platinum and I found out Killzone HD can be purchased off the PSN as a stand alone for only $14.99!!!! I never had a chance to play KZ1 on the PS2. So this is fantastic news as I already own KZ2 and KZ3. Those pics look amazing to, well done! Thank you Sony!!

you guys have no plans to support remote play for any of the Killzone titles? this is one of the things i dont like bout you sony don’t advertise things that you don’t plan to release, if you guys dont have any plans to support remote play then why was Killzone 3 used to advertise the feature back at NGP unveiled press conference? i’m still waiting for the trophy support that was supposed to be included in playstation home too.

First and foremost, I have to say I am INCREDIBLY excited for this HD remake. I never played the first Killzone, but I absolutely loved 2 and 3. Thank you for making this happen, as I have been dreaming of it one day being released on PS3 with a nice HD sheen for years. So psyched!

Victor, with that said though, I do have to bring something up…you responded above saying that there are no plans for any Killzone titles to support remote play. I find it ludicrous that Sony pumped up anticipation for the Vita by actually showing Killzone 3 being played on it, and saying that it will be able to play PS3 games( all while the KZ3 gameplay was shown being played on the Vita) via Remote Play. While I realize that this is more a deceptive move on Sony’s part, I really can’t understand why Guerrilla Games, who are one of the brightest and creative devs in the biz, would allow KZ3 footage to be shown as an example of remote play, at a convention none the less. If there were no plans to support Remote Play with the Killzone franchise, couldn’t your team have been honest with us from the get go? I feel cheated, in a way. Not only does my Vita not have working Remote Play, but the ONE PS3 game I was psyched to play on it (because it WAS ADVERTISED) I will not be able to play anymore…..sigh….I love my Vita, and support PS3, but this is a bummer. Any response would be appreciated and will go a long way in preserving integrity, at least in my eyes. I am sure I am not the only one disappointed about this.

But I’m disappointed not to see 3D added to at least KillZone HD like every good HD remasterisation.
Will keep my official PS2 version and keep playing it on PC (all PS2 HD version so far were uglier than PC emulation so I doubt it is likely to change now).

And without move support for neither KZ HD nor KZ2, it will be definitely without me (I need to sell my Sharp Shooter … it only eat dust for a several month now).

First Off: THANK YOU For Making Killzone HD A Digital Download and fixing those broken controls. Second, how many GB’s is the first game? Playstation Plus Discount/Free? Any kind of tie in with Killzone: Mercenaries?

@40 why does it matter how big it is? are you running out of space or something?
upgrade your HDD, it’s easy and cheap. i did both of my ps3s years ago to 500 GBs, for $100. i’m sure it’s cheaper now or larger sizes.